Ratan Tata wants to talk on Singur issue: Buddhadeb

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KOLKATA: Amidst reports that a meeting between the West Bengal government and Tata Motors officials seems unlikely, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Saturday that Ratan Tata has replied to his letter and wants to talk to him on Singur issue.

Earlier, the West Bengal Chief Secretary Amit Kiran Deb said that "there is no need for a meeting".

"Is there a need for a meeting?" Deb said when asked whether the state government will have a meeting with Tata Motors officials.

"I do not think there is a need for a meeting," he told reporters.

The Chief Secretary had yesterday said that the meeting between the state government and the Tata Motors officials will be held on September 28.

Asked whether Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in his letter to Ratan Tata had sought a meeting to discuss the thorny issue, Deb said "I have not seen the contents of the letter."

The chief minister had asked Ratan Tata yesterday to restart work at Singur Nano project. Work on the project has been suspended for close to a month because of the protest by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.

A deadlock was created when the state government disagreed with opposition Trinamool Congress on land allotment to the Tatas.